If you have never meditated, then you might think the idea of sitting and observing your own thoughts for 10 minutes is extremely difficult - perhaps even insurmountable. We are so used to struggling, that to set some time aside to be free of struggle seems impossible.
The time spent seated isn’t all that different for an experienced meditator or a novice. Perhaps the one with more practice maintains his focus for a few more seconds, or even minutes, but once again he loses focus and is lost in thought. The experience is very similar, but the story around the experience can be quite different.
The novice tells himself that his thoughts are intolerable, that if he loses focus that is a failure, that if he is a failure that is an existential problem. The experienced meditator is aware that thoughts will pass, that losing focus is a part of the process, that if one falls all one need do is stand once more.
All we must do, all we can ever do and all we ever need to do, is bring our attention to the present moment and act accordingly.
For the transcript: Nothing is Hard, Nothing is Easy A Beautiful Thought
